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Cherwell District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cherwell District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

26,050Searchable applications

1,681Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 21,721 approved or refused records

1,901Refused applications

19,820 approved · 1,901 refused · 1,029 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas60 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Application Permitted21/03018/F
Remove existing single-storey side cladded lean-to structure, erection of single storey side extension to existing warehouse for use as a workshop, including associated parking and hardstanding.
Vantage Business Park, Unit 9a Bloxham Road Banbury OX16 9UX
Received 2 Sept 2021
Application Permitted18/00442/DISC
Discharge condition 4 of 17/01428/F
Part Of OS Parcels 0625 And 0914 North Of Coopers Buckingham Road Bicester
Received 8 Nov 2018
Application Permitted18/02233/F
Change of use of land from storage (Class B8) to use for the formation and storage of concrete blocks (sui generis)
Knightsbridge Farm Woodstock Road Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PH
Received 21 Dec 2018
Under Consultation22/00285/TCA_5
FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Lawson Cypress- Honey fungus is a vigorous pathogen, can cause death to trees, and attacks the root system, Lawson Cypress are particularly susceptible -Fell.
Clump House Hornton Lane Horley OX15 6BL
Received 27 Jan 2022
Application Permitted20/00525/TCA
T1 x Sycamore - Fell because it has regrown following felling in 2005 next to and encroaching on our boundary line. Replacement fencing is proposed rather than replanting of another tree.
Sun-Dol Stratford Road A422 Drayton OX15 6EH
Received 24 Feb 2020
Application Permitted21/03488/NMA
Amended 'as built' drawings as requested by Development Monitoring Officer (ref. 19/00366/MON). Changes comprise (1) a new second floor window to one rear gable, (2) a rooflight to the rear elevation, (3) an additional rooflight to the east face of one of the rear gable ends, (4) a reduced number of rooflights to the front elevation, (5) amended car park layout, (6) amended locations of bin and cycle stores, and (7) the omission of a chimney to the rear of the property (proposed as non-material amendments to 17/00378/F)
153 & 155 Middleton Road Banbury
Received 12 Oct 2021
Under Consultation24/02141/TCA
Gingko: Front Garden: Reduce the crown back by approximately 1 metre. Bay: Front garden: Reduce the height down by half.Cut back the sides, and lift the crown to give a 1.5 metre ground clearance.
91 High Street Kidlington OX5 2DR
Received 6 Aug 2024
Application Permitted18/01326/F
Change of use of first floor from Beauty Salon to Residential
20A The Parade Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1DB
Received 23 Jul 2018
Application Permitted19/02539/LB
Alteration to shopfront, installation of new advertisements, installation of 3 No air conditioning units and other external and internal alterations
22 Castle Quay Banbury OX16 5UH
Received 11 Nov 2019
Application Permitted19/02821/CLUP
Garage with car port
5 West Bar Street Banbury OX16 9SD
Received 11 Dec 2019
Under Consultation24/00756/TCA_5
Five Day Notice T2372 x Scots Pine.- In danger of falling. Fell.
Bruern Abbey School Chesterton House The Lane Chesterton OX26 1UY
Received 19 Mar 2024
Application Permitted25/00553/F
Single storey front and rear extension, insertion of side windows at GF and FF level on south-west side elevation, conversion of amenity space on east to residential land and new brick wall to enclose land into garden
4 Caldwell Road Banbury OX16 9FB
Received 4 Mar 2025
Application Permitted18/00898/F
Demolition of side and rear extension. Erection of two storey side extension. Single storey rear extension. Proposed porch. Revised scheme of 18/00148/F
40 Queensway Banbury OX16 9LX
Received 18 May 2018
Application Permitted23/01514/F
Demolition of rear porch and conservatory and erection of single storey extension, in a similar location
The Koru Middle Aston Oxfordshire OX25 5PZ
Received 5 Jun 2023
Application Refused21/02239/F
Single storey side extension and conversion of garage into ground floor bedroom; associated internal alterations
4 Sussex Drive Banbury OX16 1UP
Received 28 Jun 2021
Application Refused21/01592/F
Variation of condition 7 (use of annexe) of 19/00557/F - intent to lease out the annexe
Honeystone Cottage Cooks Hill Shutford OX15 6PL
Received 4 May 2021
Under Consultation26/02631/DISC
Discharge of Condition 38 (Noise Assessment) of 24/03259/F
Land adjacent to Symmetry Park Morrell Way Bicester OX26 6GF
Received 7 Oct 2026
Observations26/02166/TEL
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) – Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1 No 9m light wooden pole
Land at Chetwode Banbury OX16 1QW
Received 12 Aug 2026
Application Permitted20/01728/DISC
Discharge of conditions 3 (stud wall) & 4 (rooflight) of 20/00754/LB
3 Crouch Street Banbury OX16 9PP
Received 1 Jul 2020
Application Permitted24/01186/F
Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of 23/00376/F - Addition of PV Panels and allowance for ASHP to all plots. Minor amendments to bedroom windows to allow for opening lights. Shifting plot 4 southwards slightly and minor realignment of the road within the site. The additional of personnel doors to garages, additional paving, and patios around the plots; amending the roof form to plot 3 (to reflect plot 2).
Land Adjoining And West Of Stonecroft House Clifton Road Deddington
Received 30 Apr 2024
Application Permitted18/00308/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Landscaping), 10 (Landscape Management Plan), 13 (Bat Survey), 14 (enhancing biodiversity), 15 (Bat and bird boxes) and 17 (WSI) of 18/01374/F
Akeman Spinney Heyford Road Kirtlington Kidlington OX5 3HS
Received 31 Jul 2018
Application Permitted20/00664/F
Single storey and two storey extensions
4 Hall Close North Aston OX25 6HR
Received 5 Mar 2020
Application Permitted23/01996/F
Demolition of existing garage and shed - Erection of a single storey outbuilding
85 Cherwell Avenue Kidlington OX5 2JN
Received 20 Jul 2023
Application Permitted23/00672/NMA
Changing the outer wall of the extension from brickwork to rendered block (proposed as non-material amendment to 22/00316/F)
32 Church View Banbury OX16 9NB
Received 14 Mar 2023

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cherwell District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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